April 17, 2022
Ø Deborah Brown: “I am having surgery on April 22nd to remove blood
clots and a cervical rib. I will be in the hospital for 5-7 days following. I
would appreciate prayers that the surgery goes well and that the use of my
right arm is restored. I am looking forward to getting this taken care of
and being back with the body at Central. Thank you.”
Ø David Nance: “Prayer request from Kishore Etwaroo:
He said Cheryl had a
problem with her shoulder on Sunday and couldn't sleep Monday or Tuesday
nights. The doctor said it was dislocated and repositioned it for her, then
sent her to Georgetown. There she is doing some physical therapy and hopefully
everything should be good in a couple of weeks. She has had an ongoing problem
with a spot on her back that appears to be slowly improving. Kishore
asked for our prayers for her recovery."
Ø Mothers-In-Waiting: Jessica Ogle (4/20),
Sarah Phillips (5/5), Mishaella Ryans (7/7) and Breanna Baucum
(7/13).
Ø Our Shut-ins: Greta
Ashburn, Amelia
Biser, Jamie Cole, Barbara Hopkins, Clyde Jones, Ted Moore, Mary Etta Neiland, LaVonne Norville, and Sheril
Townsley
Ø Our Missionaries: Denisovs & Rahimovs (Tomsk, Russia), Kishore Etwaroo
Family (Port Kaituma, Guyana), Carlos & Linda Eguizabal
(Juayua & Salcoatitan,
El Salvador) & YOU (Huntsville Area)
PICTURE
DAYS FOR DIRECTORY BOARD
It's
time to update your family picture for our directory! New pictures will be
taken on Sunday, April 24th, and Sunday, May 1st. Please
make your way down to room next to the library/across from the nursery either
between class and assembly or after assembly to take your family photo.
THANK
YOU
Central Family,
Thank you so much for all your love, the
upcoming meals, and the huge fruit/snack basket to help us as we get settled
with baby Vivian. We appreciate all your support and the “big” kids have really
enjoyed all the fruit and yummy snacks. We love you all! God Bless,
The Sherrill Family
Dear Central Church Family,
On behalf of my mom and our whole family,
thank you so much for all the support you have given us in the loss of my dad.
I know many things happen “behind the scenes” that I may not know about but am
thankful for it all. Love,
Kay Carter
EASTER
GATHERING - TODAY
The
Timberland Trace LIFE Talk has celebrated Easter together for many years. This
year we are celebrating here at the building and would like to invite anyone
who would like to join us for an Easter Potluck. Please bring a dish to share
and filled eggs if you would like for your kids to join in on an egg hunt. Our
kids who are "too old" for the egg hunt usually play board games so
if that is more your speed come join them. This has become a favorite annual
event for us, and we would like to share it with the rest of our family.
April 17,
2022
12:00 – 5:00 pm
If you
have any questions, please contact: Suzie Nance, Brenda
Wade or Carrie Wisehart.
THE KINGDOM OF GOD SERIES
Ø April 17 – The Cross and Resurrection of Christ
– Allen Wright
WEDNESDAY ADULT CLASS OPTIONS –
SPRING 2022
March 9
through May 25
1. The Power to Change
the World: A Study of the Book of Acts
(Library; Coordinator: Melinda Goad; Women only) – In person or Zoom
Zoom
link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86546256824?pwd=ZndPSUdCUm02ZVJ1THdZVG5KWEk2QT09
2. Growing in Personal
Bible Study (Family Life
Center; Teacher: Gregg Rigney) – In person or Zoom
Zoom
link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86363371603?pwd=cjM1bmFxZ0kyTU5SR1VQUlN2QlpOZz09
3.
Praise
and Worship Gathering (Room 200; Coordinators: Daniel Alavi,
Gerry Binford, and Rodney Keeton)
SENIOR
SUNDAY
Central’s
Senior Sunday will be April 24th. Graduates, please fill out your form and
turn it back into the office or email everything to pat@centralfamily.org
along with a digital picture (jpg or img)
of yourself by Wednesday, April 13th!!! If your name is in BOLD,
that means I do NOT have either your form and/or your picture.
High
School: Caleb Arnold, Nechiah
Green, Jazmonique Johnson, Carlos Keeton,
Jordan Palmer, Christopher Wade, and Alison Wisehart
College: Laura
Grace Ashburn, William Ashburn, Mysteree Bowen, Brandon Crittenden,
Cameron Crittenden, Lucny Jean, Allison
Ledford, Daniel Lewis, Deborah Romine, Brandon Smith, and Kathryn
Ashburn Walker
YOU ARE INVITED
Couples Shower
HONORING
Jamie Kuhn and Reid McNabb
Sunday, May 1st, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
407 Clinton Avenue, East
Huntsville, Alabama
35801
Registered
at Amazon Home Depot and Target.
Baby Boy Shower
IN HONOR OF
Adam & Breanna Baucum
Sunday, May 15th, 2-3:30 PM
Central Church of Christ
407 Clinton Avenue, East
Huntsville, Alabama 35801
Registered
at Babylist.com
FROM THE ELDERS
The following announcement was made by David Nance on behalf
of the elders during our April 10 assembly. The elders encourage you to reflect
on this and prepare your heart and schedule to support this special time
together.
- Jamie on behalf of the elders
Seven Weeks Training in Prayer and Fasting
The elders are calling the whole church to a
time of prayer and fasting based in Scripture. We believe doing this together
would be more likely to increase our growth and maturity than attempting it
alone. Examples in the book of Acts mention the disciples praying and fasting
together so we want to encourage these practices today.
We had a series on spiritual disciplines
recently and we want to move from teaching to practice. Also, after two years
of COVID-19, we believe that a common activity focused on the basics would
strengthen the church. Our goal is that this time will be used to help young
Christians establish these disciplines in their lives and older Christians to
grow in them. All of us have room to grow to be more like our Savior, so this
is our desire.
Each week we will share a Psalm for you to
read and guide you as you pray. We’re asking the entire congregation to read
the Psalm for that week and pray through it, asking God to guide us as we learn
to pray like the psalmist. We are also asking you to dedicate one day each week
to fasting. During the fast we are asking people to focus on three specific
ideas:
1. Recognize our need for God
is greater than the need for anything else (food, cell phones, social media, or
whatever else we depend on daily).
2. Ask God to guide us in our
own spiritual growth along with the growth of our family and others.
3. Praying for the leaders at
Central and for the Holy Spirit to guide us in the future direction of the
church.
For those who already practice these, please
encourage those who haven’t. For others who may never have tried these before,
or don’t do this regularly, this is great time to begin, and general guidance
will be provided.
We want to begin on April 17 and continue to
June 5 (Easter to Pentecost).
We will have a meal together for the whole
church on June 5 to celebrate this time we spend together and to look forward
to seeing what God has in store for us.
KITCHEN UPDATES
As you may notice we have new countertops, sinks, and facets in
our kitchen. In order to keep them nice, please use the guidelines below:
1) To clean the new countertops, please use ONLY
soap and warm water. DO NOT USE any abrasives. No Clorox.
2) Use a hot pad or towel under all hot items.
3) Use cutting boards.
ACTIVITIES
|
Apr |
14-17 |
11th-12th
graders – Spring Sing |
|
|
19 |
Ladies’ Class – Arrival
and Fellowship 10:00 am; Bible Study 10:15 am |
|
|
24 |
Senior
Sunday (during
morning assembly) |
|
|
|
Picture Day (See article.) |
|
|
26 |
Ladies’ Class – Arrival
and Fellowship 10:00 am; Bible Study 10:15 am |
|
May |
1 |
Picture Day (See article.) |
|
|
|
Couples Shower Honoring
Jamie Kuhn and Reid McNabb (See invitation. 2-3:30 pm) |
|
|
12 |
Happy
Times Program (7:00
pm) |
|
|
15 |
Baby Shower Honoring Adam
and Breanna Baucum (2:00-3:30 pm) |
MEN TO SERVE – APRIL
Chair
Set-Up – Garrett Bell’s Team
Counting
– Yocus Jones’ Team
Ushering
– Ryan Bell’s Team